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2012 Annual Questionnaire Training. July 21, 2012 Westin O’Hare Rosemont, IL. 2012 Annual Questionnaire Training. Introductions Scott Norberg – Deputy Consultant Ken Williams – Data Specialist Bojan Stankovic – Project Associate. What are we covering today?.
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2012 Annual Questionnaire Training July 21, 2012 Westin O’Hare Rosemont, IL
2012 Annual Questionnaire Training Introductions • Scott Norberg – Deputy Consultant • Ken Williams – Data Specialist • Bojan Stankovic – Project Associate
What are we covering today? • Annual Questionnaire for 2012-2013 • Background • Updates to Annual Questionnaire • Changes to Online Help System • ABAQuest web-based application • Background • Functionality • Reports • Important Deadlines • Q&A
2012 Annual Questionnaire Annual Questionnaire Users Group • Josh Ellery - South Texas College of Law • Beth Barnes - Yale Law School • Leslie Friedman – Drexel University • Patty Furukawa - University of California, Irvine • Teresa Lynn Peterson – University of Tennessee • Bethany Pluymers - University of Wisconsin • Sharon Strathman - Washington University
2012 Annual Questionnaire • New PDF Instructions • Glossary/Definitions • FAQ’s • New User Best Practices
Introductions • Name • Title • School • Level of Experience with Questionnaires
Annual Questionnaire • Required of every approved law school, provisionally approved law school, and law schools seeking provisional approval. • Requirement of the Department of Education • Critical Part of Accreditation Process • Facilitates streamlined input for Site Evaluation Questionnaire
Annual Questionnaire • Data Reporting • ABA/LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools • On-line • Hard Copy • Take-off reports • Section website Legal Education Statistics • Ad Hoc data request
Annual Questionnaire • Made up for 7 Parts • General School Information • Admission Information • Library & IT Information • Scholarships • Administrator and Teacher Profiles • Fiscal Information • Semester Programs
Annual Questionnaire • Downloadable editable copies of each part of the Annual Questionnaire can be found on the Questionnaire webpage • www.americanbar.org/legaled Then click on Questionnaires • Can also find • Links to ABAQuest and Foreign Summer Program Questionnaires • Upcoming events • All Questionnaires with deadlines • Dean’s signature pages • Training Materials
Updates to Annual Questionnaire • Part 1 - General Information – 17 modifications • Part 2 - Admissions Information – 10 Modifications • Part 3 – Library & IT – 9 Modifications • Part 4 – Scholarships – 10 Modifications • Part 5 – Profiles – 1 Modification • Part 6 – Fiscal – 4 Modifications • Old Part 7 – IT Information – Moved into Part 3 • New Part 7 – Foreign Programs – New Section
ABAQuest • Background • Contains the Annual Questionnaire and the Site Evaluation Questionnaire • Previous years data will be loaded into the system in phases • While the application will have scheduled, announced maintenance, the application will be accessible 24/7 from any computer with an internet connection
ABAQuest • Functionality • User Ids and Levels of Access • Each school will have an Admin user id and password • Has full read/write access to all portions of the questionnaires • Only Admin user id can create/update user ids • Only Admin user id can submit finalized Annual Questionnaire
ABAQuest • Create new User Ids • Required fields • User id • Password • Name • Email Address • Status indicator • Active vs. Inactive
ABAQuest • Level of Access • Write – can edit any data element and can lock/unlock pages • Read – can view any page, but cannot edit • Default access is full write/read access to all sections of the Annual Questionnaire and Site Evaluation Questionnaire • Levels of access can be mixed and matched • If no level is selected, there is NO access to that section
ABAQuest • Bar Passage Have to enter first-time bar passage data for 2011 Based on Interpretation 301-6
ABAQuest Part 1 Bar Passage Where a graduate took the bar examination twice in one administration (e.g., twice in February 2012 or twice in July 2012), the graduate shall be reported as having passed the bar if the graduate passed the exam in either or both of the jurisdictions, provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed. If the graduate failed the bar exam in both jurisdictions, the graduate shall be reported once as not having passed, again provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass. To reiterate, a graduate is counted as one passer even if the graduate passed the exam in both jurisdictions.
ABAQuest Part 1 Bar Passage * provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed. ** provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass
